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Chicago Junk Removal
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What Do We Do?
Need junk removal? 1-800-GOT-JUNK? are the junk removal experts! We provide junk hauling services from the heart of Downtown Chicago to Palatine, Barrington, Arlington Heights, Orland Park, Frankfort, New Lenox, River Forest, Oak Park, Elmhurst, Naperville, Wheaton, Oak Brook, Wrigleyville, Libertyville, Crystal Lake, Lincoln Park, Bucktown just to name a few! We are a full service junk removal and within a few minutes you can reclaim your space without so much as lifting a single item. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? can make an unpleasant task seem easy. We leave customers with a great sense of relief and accomplishment. We don’t just remove your junk but we try our best to recycle and donate to local charities as much as possible. We take pride in keeping as much out of our landfills as possible and giving back to our local community. We tell everyone our name is our number, just call 1-800-GOT-JUNK?! To anyone who asks, "How's business?" we often reply, "Our business is always picking up, literally!!". Watch what we do.
Franchise Profile
Junk Removal - Chicago
Gerry Cote
Address:
17 E. Palatine Road
Palatine, IL
60067
Hi I’m Gerry Cote your local junk removal owner and operator of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. I opened the first 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in Chicago over 7 years ago and we've grown from one 1-800-GOT-JUNK? truck and one employee to twelve junk removal trucks, 18 employees, an ops manager and we're still growing. Our shiny 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks can be seen nearly everywhere throughout our territory along Rand Road, Arlingtong Heights Rd, Central Ave, and Lawrence Ave in Chicago. If you don't see our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks there you may see them as our drivers do waves along the busy roads through our territory such as Rand Rd, or Barrington Rd. Our customers love the service, and think our truck teams rock.
Our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? truck teams, led by "Fast Eddie" my operations manager, have been successful at locating many recycling facilities and charitable institutions that allow us to save nearly half of what we pick up for recycling or reuse. We have recycling facilities that accept electronic waste, concrete and gravel, metal, and even mixed construction debris. Local charitable institutions such as Wings accepts furniture in good condition for their resale stores and proceeds go toward helping battered women. We have had the pleasure of being Santa's helpers in the annual toy drives for Catholic Charities and we participated in the toy parade with truckloads of new bicycles to make Christmas a little brighter for many needy but deserving boys and girls.
Junk pick-up:
- Palatine
- Highland Park
- Barrington
- Northbrook
- Arlington Heights
- Buffalo Grove
- Mount Prospect
- Schaumburg
- DesPlaines/Rosemont
- Lake Forest
- Park Ridge
- Deerfield
- Oak Park
- Vernon Hills
- NW Chicago
- Cary
- Evanston
- Lake Zurich
- Wilmette
- Skokie
Junk Removal - Chicago Metro
Chris Coleman
Address:
5420 W. Roosevelt Rd.
309
Chicago, IL
60644
Hi I'm Chris Coleman, General Manager for the Chicago Downtown 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise. Our office is located just East of Oak Park and River Forest, right on the way to Chicago if you hop on the Eisenhower. We're in beautiful Sungate Park on Roosevelt road. We also have a small presence in Elmhurst and have our trucks parked in rotating spots in Berwyn, Addison, and Westchester if you would like to see them in person.
Junk pick-up:
- Lincoln Park
- University of Chicago
- Bucktown
- Rogers Park
- South Loop
- Hyde Park
- Chinatown
- Ukranian Village
- Wrigleyville
- West Side
- North Loop
- Logan Square
- Edgewater
- Chicago Downtown (Loop)
- Lakeview
- Gold Coast
Junk Removal - Chicago SW
Gail Schick , Sam Schick
Address:
62 Orland Square Dr.
Ste 006
Orland Park, IL
60462
Hi we’re Sam and Gail Schick, your local junk removal owners and operators of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in Chicago SW. Our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise has been servicing the South and Southwest Chicago Suburban area for over 3 years. We’ve made a business of collecting peoples' unwanted commercial and residential junk.
Our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks travel from as far south as Frankfort to as far north as Downers Grove with 5 trucks and 10 crew on staff, we're picking up truck loads of junk each and every day. You've probably seen our shiny blue trucks parked at Orland Square Mall or at Smugglers Cove at 153th & Harlem Ave. Maybe you've seen us at the Labor Day Parade during Frankfort Fall Festival, as members of the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, or maybe in the Orland Park Lions Club Orland Days Parade, as members of the Orland Park Chamber of Commerce. We're always up and down Ogden Ave in Downers Grove & Hinsdale and have even had customers stop our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? truck to have our crew follow them to their house for immediate junk removal!
The real secret behind our service is we do all the loading and lifting, you don’t. The biggest job we've had to-date was 49 truckloads out of one house in Orland Park! Now that’s a lot of junk!! We are very pleased to say that we are also able to recycle 40-60% of the junk we collect. We use several charity organizations in the area, especially Goodwill, and recycle paper, cardboard, metal and other semi-precious metals on top of that. It's always a great feeling when we're able to reuse items that, prior to our junk removal service, may have just gone into a dumpster and then off to a landfill. "What a great service you provide!"" We hear it so often, especially from the customers that have garages that protect their junk while their cars sit outside. We are the junk removal experts helping people regain their space back and we look forward to helping you!
Junk pick-up:
- Orland Park
- Downers Grove
- Frankfort
- Hinsdale
- New Lenox
- La Grange
- Oak Lawn
- Lisle
- Tinley Park
- Westmont
- Naperville
- Bartlett
- Wheaton
- Lombard
- Oak Brook
- Carol Stream
- St. Charles
- Villa Park
- Aurora
- Oak Brook Terrace
- Joliet
- Darien
- Mokena
- Burr Ridge
- Bolingbrook
- Woodridge
- Lemont
- Western Springs
- Plainfield
- Clarendon Hills
- Glen Ellyn
- Winfeld
- Wayne
- Warrenville
- Geneva
- North Aurora
- Batavia
- South Elgin
- West Chicago
- Elgin
Junk Removal - Chicago North
Christopher Becker
Address:
60B West Terra Cotta Ave.
201
Crystal Lake, IL
60014
Hi, I’m Chris Becker GM for the Chicago North 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise. I have been working with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? for five and a half years. My family and I live in Crystal Lake, and I was born and raised most of my life in Hillside, Il. Out of Jacobs High School in Algonquin Il, I attended Concordia University to pursue a degree in education. During my second year of college, I had a change of mind, and decided to go back home and pursue a different career as a firefighter. I was working at working at Miller Funeral Home in Dundee Il while I was attending the fire academy. Upon completing the fire program, I heard about 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and inquired about working for them. I was hired and started as a driver for the Chicago junk hauling franchise and loved working for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? from day one.
Within the year, I realized that I wanted to be a part of this company that strives for excellent customer service. I stayed with the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Chicago franchise for three and a half years, until my wife and I had our first child. At that time, we decided that I would stay home with our son on a full time basis for eight months. After quickly realizing how demanding being a stay-at-home dad was, I was eager to return to work at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?.
There are many reasons why I'm happy to be a part of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. I'm proud of the professionalism we bring to our customers and the type of service we provide them. I enjoy seeing customers' satisfaction, excitement, and amazement after we've completed a job.
Our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise donates to local charitable organizations in the community and recycles as much as possible, so that all the junk we pick up is not being sent to a landfill. We take scrap metal to Behr recycling of Woodstock and Rockford, Rondout around Lake Bluff. The items we donate we take to charities like Salvation Army of McHenry and Libertyville and On Angels Wings of Crystal Lake.
The most memorable experience with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? was in March of 2007. The old Libertyville High School needed to be completely cleaned out. In just two days, several 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchises assisted with the clean up. In the end, we removed over fifty-four truckloads, involving twenty-three employees. Many of us did not even know each other, but we are a 1-800-GOT-JUNK? team getting the job done.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? provides a lot of excitement for me. Getting a chance to meet different people everyday while helping them create space is rewarding. I feel very fortunate to be with a company that believes in great customer service and can truly guide its employees to work as a team.
Junk pick-up:
- Wrigleyville
- Woodstock
- Libertyville
- Bull Valley
- Crystal Lake
- East Rogers Park
- West Rogers Park
- Rosehill
- Nortown
- Clarendon Park
- Sheridan Park
- Budlong Woods
- Hollywood Park
- Albany Park
- Lake Villa
- Mundelein
- Rogers Park
- Huntley
- Wacounda
- Edgewater
- North Halsted
- Lincoln Park
- Logan Square
- Irving Park
- Belmont Cragin
- Six Corners
- North Center
- Lake Bluff
- Rockford
- Waukegan
- Fox Lake
- Lakeview
- Loyola
- West Ridge
- Peterson Park
- Uptown
- Buena Park
- Lincoln Square
- Ravenswood Manor
- North Park
- McHenry
- Gurnee
- Ravenswood
- Grayslake
- Belvidere
- Lakewood/Balmoral
- Lakeview
- DePaul
- Avondale
- Roscoe Village
- Old Irving
- Saint Ben's
- Andersonville
Junk Removal - Chicago South
Melvin Plummer , Tracee Plummer
Address:
17401 Stone Hill Drive
Orland Park, IL
60467
Junk pick-up:
- Calumet City
- Chicago Heights
- Flossmoor
- Homewood
- Matteson
- South Holland
- Chicago
- Country Club Hills
- Hazel Crest
- Lansing
- Olympia Fields
- Thornton
Junk We Haul
- Appliances
- Assorted Junk
- Cardboard / Paper
- Concrete, Bricks
- Carpet, Glass, Plaster,Roofing
- Drywall
- Electronics
- Fridge, Freezer, A/C
- Furniture
- Green Waste / Soil
- Mattress
- Metal
- Tires, Rims
- Wood
Experts In
- Junk Removal in Chicago
- Trash Removal in Chicago
- Rubbish Removal in Chicago
- Appliance Removal in Chicago
- Furniture Removal in Chicago
Service Nearby
- Milwaukee
- Madison
- Lafayette
- Indianapolis
- Ann Arbor
- Iowa
- Detroit
- Cincinnati
- St. Louis
- Louisville-Jefferson County
Customer Reviews
“This is a note of appreciation for the careful job your staff did for us in removing our junk, (or "junque"), I especially appreciated that they called for support and consultation with a more experienced staff member, (Robert), who came in another truck to help move an old refrigerator up and out of a basement.”-- Fran, Glenview, Jul 2006
“I am a general contractor, and prior to using 1-800-GOT-JUNK? we would have a "roll-off" dumpster dropped on the customer's driveway at the start of a project. This caused problems because it blocked access to at least one side of the garage for the entire length of the project. Now with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? we just keep a scrap pile in the backyard and have THEM pick it up when the job is finished! The service is terrific! The crews are very courteous and are very good about making sure all the scraps are cleaned up. They usually come out within a day of my call (if not sooner), and have bent over backwards to help me when I was in a bind. I would recommend the service to anyone."”-- Dave, Owner, Archadeck of Will County, Joliet, Feb 2007
“I want to thank your company for the hard work you have done for us. Your business is a tremendous help for us. When I call and schedule an appointment, you respond to us immediately. The gentleman you send are very professional and polite. I refer your company to all my tenants. Again, Thank you.”-- Sandy, Office Manager, Liberty Self Storage, Crystal Lake, Feb 2008
“"You do a fantastic job. You have the greatest employees. They worked their butts off. There was an immediate connection from when I first called."”-- Marie, Elmwood Park, Sep 2007
“It was fabulous! They were fabulous! They saved my life! 100% satisfaction.”-- Lauren, Glenview, Nov 2008
News Feeds
Orland Park and Tinley Park on TV
Orland Park and Tinley Park residents are on CNN International TV!! CNN came to Orland Park to spend a day with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Chicago SW franchise owners and their customers to see what we typically remove. What CNN told the global TV market was "Some Junk Isn't Junk!".
Serving a Worthy Cause
Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault raises $14,000 towards there shelter. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? donated there service to help this great cause. full story
Got too much stuff?
New junk removal franchise opens up in the Crystal Lake area that will remove your junk without you having to get dirty, messy, or even get up from watching TV. full story
In The Community
Junk floats our boat!
We have participated in various local events since our inception in 2004. We participate in The Wheaton, Illinois 4th of July Parade, The West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, Scarecrow Festival of St. Charles, The Last Fling Naperville Labor Day Parade, The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta of Glen Ellyn, and The Wonderful World of Wheels sponsored by the Naperville Park District. We have a following of people that come for our free tee shirts, model replica junk trucks and other surprises.
At the Chicago Home Show
Sam and Gail Schick, franchise partners for Chicago SW, made a real impression at the Home Show when they used their 1-800-GOT-JUNK? truck as their backdrop!
Celebrating 4th of July!
Chicago West's junk removal crew has participate in the Wheaton Fourth of July parade. The guys have a wonderful time being a part of this event. We get the opportunity of giving candy away to the community. It is a great event to be a part of.
Hauling for Help
Star 105.5 has an outdoor garage sale every year in the fall. We have participated in the removal and cleanup of left behind items such as: refrigerators, desks, electronics, and garbage. After the event was all cleaned up, we drove the items to a local boys scout troop. We unloaded and donated the items that would benefit them into a garage.
True Tales of Junk Pickup
Fossils Anyone?
One of Illinois North Central's truck team members didn't know what they were in for when they showed up on a job where a gentleman opened up the garage door and said that he would like all these boxes to be removed. The truck team member opened a box, and to his amazement, it was full of fossils. In all the boxes were old fossils that this gentleman saved and collected. It happened to be two truckloads full of fossils. The fossils were than donated to area schools and to a local museum.
Do you take Burgers?
Chicago's 1-800-GOT-JUNK team were called out one day to pickup a Mayor McCheese play set. The truck team handled it with no problem and drove away with a large hamburger in the back of the junk truck.
Ouch! Couch.
Our truck team was dispatched to a job where a couch was left outside on a property. After loading it on the truck, they heard a buzzing sound from within the couch and the fabric appeared to be moving up and down. Their suspicions were confirmed when stray bees started wandering out from under the couch!
Crazy Waves Around Chicago?
We have a fun culture at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Chicago Northwest's 1-800-GOT-JUNK? don't just stand on the side of the street and wave they do everything from throwing the football to sitting on a couch to pretending they're in a band. When the Bears were in the Super Bowl last year they rented a Grizzly bear outfit and squeezed a Bears jersey over it and wandered around Elmhurst with a sign - This attracted quite a few stares!!!
Digging out of your mess
Gerry Cote's 1-800-GOT-JUNK? team got their biggest assignment in a home cleanout when they arrived at a home that was filled floor to ceiling and wall to wall with junk. We literally dug our way from room to room in order to complete this assignment. Total truckloads for a two bedroom home with a basement = twenty three.
Where it all ends up
Much of the "junk" that we pick up is recycled and donated. Our exclusive transfer station takes all of our construction debris, and recycles it. 90% of all of the metal items we collect are taken to metal recyclers. We donate items to local schools, Goodwill Industries, and various second hand stores that generate funds for Outreach. We are local residents working to give back to the community.
We have a great relationship with many of the local donation centers. Twice is Nice Resale Shop in Carol Stream has been a grateful recipient of much of the ""junk"" that we remove and they have seen record numbers for 2007 as a result of our partnership. Twice is Nice Resale Shop is owned and operated by College Church in Wheaton but all the proceeds are generously donated to the Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? "The world's largest junk removal service", and The ReUseIt Center, a not for profit company benefitting the Mid-Valley Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc., combine their teams together to make a difference in the community.
In 2006 and 2007 Chicago West's 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise assisted Baird and Warner Real Estate on their annual "Make A Difference Day" campaign. We donated clothes racks to their Naperville office for a clothes drive. We transported food items collected by their Wheaton office to the Illinois Food Bank and we collected and delivered construction items organized by their St. Charles office to the ReUseIt Center in Batavia.
Partnerships
1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, is the fastest-growing portable storage and moving company with more than 50 company and franchise-owned territories nationwide.
